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Apple and Google have taken steps recently to let users protect information stored on smartphones – even from law enforcement. It turns out there may be a fingerprint-sized gap in that plan.

A Virginia Circuit Court judge ruled Tuesday that police officers cannot force criminal suspects to divulge cellphone passwords, but they can force them to unlock the phone with a fingerprint scanner.

If applied by other courts, the ruling could become important as more device makers incorporate fingerprint readers that can be used as alternatives to passwords. Apple introduced the technology last year in its iPhone 5S and Samsung included it in its Galaxy S5. Read More »

Jony Ive, Apple’s chief designer, said he believes with “every bone in his body” that the forthcoming Apple Watch will help establish a new category of computing device.

Ive told an audience at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Thursday night that designing the smartwatch posed more challenges than the iPhone because of societal expectations around a wristwatch. The wrist, he said, is an ideal place for “lightweight interactions” and “casual glancing,” but not for heavy reading.

“Even though Apple Watch does so many things, there are cultural, historical implications and expectations,” Ive said. “That’s why it’s been such a difficult and humbling program.” Read More »

Is Apple Inc.’s smartphone market share set to increase in Samsungland? Presales figures for the U.S. company’s latest, large-screen models in South Korea suggest so.

On Friday, the country’s three mobile carriers began taking orders for both the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. In less than an hour, the carriers reported that orders had reached tens of thousands, outpacing the rate reported for Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy Note 4 model at its launch here in September. Read More »

Record demand for new larger-screen iPhones helped lift Apple’s earnings in the latest quarter, but the technology company’s revenue growth in Greater China, which includes Hong Kong, Taiwan and the mainland, slowed sharply. That’s likely due to the delayed launch in mainland China.

In the fiscal fourth quarter ended Sept. 27, Apple’s revenue from Greater China edged up 1% from a year earlier compared to 28% growth it saw in its fiscal third quarter. Sales fell 3% from the fiscal third quarter to $5.78 billion in Greater China, which is the company’s third largest market after the U.S. and Europe.

Last year, Apple released its new iPhones in China at the same time as the U.S. Read More »

When Apple introduces its new smartwatch in early 2015, don’t expect too many details from the company about how it’s selling.

Apple CEO Tim Cook told investors Monday that Apple would not report watch sales, as it does for iPhones and iPads. Instead, Apple will revamp its financial reporting, placing the watch in a new category called “other products,” with the iPod, Apple TV and accessories.

Cook dismissed the notion that placing the watch into the “other” segment was a sign that the company did not expect it to become a major product category. Read More »

Apple gave Wall Street an update on its business after reporting fiscal fourth quarter earnings that showed the iPhone carrying its weight once again, while the iPad continued to lose steam.

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Just how good were Apple’s fiscal fourth-quarter results? Here are a few tidbits from the numbers:

- Apple generated $59.7 billion in cash from operations in the fiscal year. That’s more than any other U.S. company in the past 12 months, according to S&P Capital IQ. In fact, only 44 U.S. companies generated more than $59.7 billion in revenue in the past 12 months, S&P says. Read More »

Apple is expected to take the wraps off a new batch of iPads on Thursday, banking that a refreshed lineup can reignite the tablet’s growth.

In an uncharacteristic slip-up for the secretive company, Apple revealed what appeared to be images of two new iPads – an iPad mini 3 and iPad Air 2 – in an official guide to its iOS 8 software that surfaced Wednesday. The company did not confirm whether the images were correct.

Apple will describe the new offerings at an event at its Cupertino, Calif., headquarters. Read More »

Sales at electronics and appliance stores in September posted their largest monthly gain since April 2013, with sales rising 3.4%, the Commerce Department reported on Wednesday. That likely reflects a big boost in sales from Apple’s iPhone 6. But the iPhone bump couldn’t make up for big declines at other retailers. Read More »